Why is A-1 Ltd ?
1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a -0.83% CAGR growth in Operating Profits over the last 5 years
- Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 0.30
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.39% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
With a growth in Operating Profit of 15.27%, the company declared Very Positive results in Dec 24
- The company has declared positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- PAT(9M) At Rs 2.81 cr has Grown at 702.86 %
- NET SALES(9M) Higher at Rs 224.26 cr
- PBDIT(Q) Highest at Rs 2.88 cr.
3
Stock is technically in a Bullish range
- The technical trend has improved from Mildly Bullish on 31-Jan-25 and has generated 16.23% returns since then
- Multiple factors for the stock are Bullish like MACD, Bollinger Band and KST
4
With ROCE of 2.1, it has a Expensive valuation with a 8.9 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 35.50%, its profits have risen by 150.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to A-1 should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Trading should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Trading)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is A-1 for you?
Medium Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
A-1
36.18%
1.17
30.37%
SENSEX
0.45%
0.03
14.48%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-12.57%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-0.83%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0.30
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.54
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
4.48
Tax Ratio
24.22%
Dividend Payout Ratio
157.33%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
2.91%
ROCE (avg)
1.04%
ROE (avg)
4.39%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
157
Industry P/E
22
Price to Book Value
11.69
EV to EBIT
192.62
EV to EBITDA
87.80
EV to Capital Employed
8.94
EV to Sales
2.02
PEG Ratio
1.04
Dividend Yield
0.31%
ROCE (Latest)
2.11%
ROE (Latest)
5.79%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
24What is working for the Company
PAT(9M)
At Rs 2.81 cr has Grown at 702.86 %
NET SALES(9M)
Higher at Rs 224.26 cr
PBDIT(Q)
Highest at Rs 2.88 cr.
OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES(Q)
Highest at 3.77%
EPS(Q)
Highest at Rs 0.87
-1What is not working for the Company
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 5.80 times
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Here's what is working for A-1
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 1.00 cr. and Grown
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Net Sales - Quarterly
At Rs 76.36 cr has Grown at 22.1 %
over average Net Sales of the previous four quarters of Rs 62.52 CrMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 2.88 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly
Highest at 3.77%
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Company's efficiency has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 0.87
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (Rs)
Here's what is not working for A-1
Debtors Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly
Lowest at 5.80 times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of settling its Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio